Men's singles · Super 750

Shi Yu Qi vs Christo Popov

Japan Open 2026 · Quarter-final · 17 Jul 2026

Christo Popov beat Shi Yu Qi 14–21, 21–10, 21–11 in the quarter-final of Japan Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Shi Yu Qi CHN · World No. 1	21	10	11
Christo Popov FRA · World No. 5 Won	14	21	21

98 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts. See their head-to-head

Match facts

Tournament: Japan Open 2026
Round: Quarter-final
Date: 17 Jul 2026
Level: Super 750
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Tournament F-90Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Shi Yu Qi	Christo Popov
Country	CHN	FRA
Plays	Right-handed	Left-handed
Born	1996	2002
Height	1.84 m	1.79 m
Ranking at the time	No. 1	No. 5
Career-high rank	No. 1men's singles, 2024	No. 2men's singles, 2026
Racket	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon	Yonex Arcsaber 11 Pro Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex BG80 Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Recorded for this match	Recorded for this match

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Tale of the tape

Shi Yu Qi against Christo Popov: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Shi Yu Qi	Stat	Christo Popov
Result
42	Points won	56
14	Winners	24
2	Errors forced	9
23	Unforced errors	26
30	Smashes	59
45%	Won on own serve	59%
Serve
98%	Short serves	95%
64%	To the body	64%
31%	To the middle	27%
5%	Out wide	9%
Striking side
47%	Forehand	48%
48%	Backhand	42%
5%	Around the head	10%
Direction
51%	Straight	52%
36%	Cross-court	35%
14%	Middle	13%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Shi Yu QiChristo Popov

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Running score across 98 tracked rallies, Shi Yu Qi against Christo Popov. Games closed 21–14, 10–21, 11–21.

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Game	Shi Yu Qi	Christo Popov
Game 1	21	14
Game 2	10	21
Game 3	11	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.9shots

Avg rally — by time

13.9sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

98 rallies tracked, most of them (37%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 53 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.8
3–4	8	5.9
5–8	26	8.4
9–14	36	13.1
15–20	16	19.4
21+	9	33.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
2.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Spin Net Middle→A1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
2.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Block Middle→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Middle
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Clear Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Drive Middle
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Christo Popov

Most errors forced

Christo Popov

Most unforced errors

Christo Popov

By player

Shi Yu Qi

579 shots

Winners 14Forced 2Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 579 shots Shi Yu Qi played, the most used were lift (31%), net (23%) and block (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	31%	180
Net	23%	136
Block	17%	99
Drop	8%	46
Serve	7%	42
Smash	5%	30

Points won — by shot

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Net

33%

My winner4Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced10

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Shi Yu Qi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (33%), drop (21%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Net	33%
Drop	21%
Lift	17%
Smash	12%
Block	5%
Clear	5%
Drive	2%
Kill	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

29%

Opp. winner12My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Shi Yu Qi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (29%), net (23%) and block (20%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	29%
Net	23%
Block	20%
Lift	9%
Brush	7%
Kill	7%
Drop	4%
Drive	2%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner33%
Forced opp. error5%
Drew opp. unforced62%

Of the 42 rallies Shi Yu Qi won, 62% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 33% from their own winners and 5% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	33%	14
Forced opp. error	5%	2
Drew opp. unforced	62%	26

Rally outcome — points lost

56 rallies

Opp. winner43%
My forced error16%
My unforced error41%

Of the 56 rallies Shi Yu Qi lost, 43% came from an opponent winner, 41% from their own unforced errors and 16% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	43%	24
My forced error	16%	9
My unforced error	41%	23

Christo Popov

589 shots

Winners 24Forced 9Unforced 26

Most-used shots

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Of 589 shots Christo Popov played, the most used were net (24%), drop (15%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	24%	144
Drop	15%	91
Lift	15%	87
Block	13%	77
Smash	10%	59
Serve	10%	56

Points won — by shot

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Smash

30%

My winner12Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Christo Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (30%), drop (14%) and lift (11%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	30%
Drop	14%
Lift	11%
Drive	9%
Net	9%
Block	7%
Brush	7%
Kill	7%
Serve	4%
Clear	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Net

26%

Opp. winner4My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Christo Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (26%), lift (21%) and smash (17%).

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Shot	Share
Net	26%
Lift	21%
Smash	17%
Drop	14%
Block	10%
Drive	7%
Clear	2%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

56 rallies

My winner43%
Forced opp. error16%
Drew opp. unforced41%

Of the 56 rallies Christo Popov won, 43% came from their own winners, 41% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 16% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	43%	24
Forced opp. error	16%	9
Drew opp. unforced	41%	23

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner33%
My forced error5%
My unforced error62%

Of the 42 rallies Christo Popov lost, 62% from their own unforced errors, 33% from an opponent winner and 5% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	33%	14
My forced error	5%	2
My unforced error	62%	26

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